Following an inconclusive union representation election for Harvard’s teaching and research assistants in November 2016, the regional labor board director in Boston ordered a new election after finding that Harvard left over 500 eligible voters off the “Excelsior list” provided to union supporters in elections. Harvard appealed the regional director’s decision to the National Labor […]
The Harvard Trade Union Program is proud to present this year's James Green Memorial Forum speaker: Janice Fine, Research and Strategy Director at the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization, Rutgers University, and Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director, Brazilian Worker Center. Sponsored by the Harvard Trade Union Program, Labor and Worklife Program, and Harvard Law School.
The Harvard Trade Union Program is proud to present this year's Jerry Wurf Memorial Forum speaker: William Lucy, former Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME and founding President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). Sponsored by the Harvard Trade Union Program, Labor and Worklife Program, and Harvard Law School.
James Feigenbaum, an assistant professor of economics at Boston University, will be discussing his recent paper "From the Bargaining Table to the Ballot Box: Political Effects of Right to Work Laws" about the impact of right-to-work laws on Democratic voting patterns. This event is sponsored by the Harvard Law School Democrats and the Labor & […]
Lunch from Anna’s Taqueria will be provided courtesy of Lambda. On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear Oral Argument in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that is widely speculated to imperil fair share fees charged to workers in the public sector who benefit from union representation but are not members. Earlier this year, Lambda […]
Nathan Schneider is America's leading writer on the revolutionary potential of worker-owned web platforms. Jason Wiener is America's leading worker cooperative lawyer. They are coming to Harvard Law School to share their insights and experience in building a revolutionary economic alternative. Free and open to the public, with pizza served. Contact Pete Davis at PeDavis@JD18.law.harvard.edu […]
Join the Labor & Employment Action Project and WLA for a discussion with David Sanford, Chairman of Sanford, Heisler, Sharp, LLP, about his firm’s gender discrimination lawsuits against Proskauer Rose, Ogletree Deakins, and Chadbourne & Park, among other firms. Including allegations of severe pay disparities, inappropriate objectification of female attorneys, disproportionate assignment of “housekeeping” tasks, […]
Join LEAP and the Peggy Browning Fund for a panel, discussion, and refreshments. Learn about PBF's paid summer fellowships for law students interested in workers' rights, and network with labor and employment lawyers advocating for workplace justice. Featuring: Antonia Domingo | Assistant General Counsel, United Steelworkers | PBF ‘13 | Harvard Law Graduate ‘15 | […]